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Birch Island wants old rail right-of-way restored to band ownership, pristine state

Michael Erskine -

BIRCH ISLAND—In 2019, Whitefish River First Nation (WRFN) launched a lawsuit against CPKC (a railroad company that resulted from the merger of Canadian Pacific...

Manitoulin Health Centre recruits six new physicians for family health teams

Expositor Staff -

One new physician also joining Gore Bay clinic MANITOULIN—Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) is thrilled to announce the addition of six new physicians to its local...

Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee paddlers share friendly canoe trip in territory where they wages war many years ago

Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -

WIIKWEMKOONG—Two canoes moved across the morning water like prayers whispered in two languages. Paddles stirred the shoreline silence, each stroke a syllable in a...

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Birch Island wants old rail right-of-way restored to band ownership, pristine state

Local Michael Erskine - June 25, 2025

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Local Expositor Staff - June 25, 2025

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Local Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - June 25, 2025

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Local Tom Sasvari - June 25, 2025

Editorial: Brinkmanship is a dangerous diplomatic tool in a nuclear age

Editorial Expositor Staff - June 25, 2025

The Donald seems to be taking a page out of his colleague Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s playbook in a way that threatens the wellbeing...

Letter: Concerns about the new UCCM Tribal Police headquarters

Letters to the Editor Expositor Staff - June 25, 2025 0

Writer calls for a referendum of the band membership on the construction EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter is addressed to the chief and council of Aundeck...

More kudos and thanks roll in for our Petra Wall

Letters to the Editor Expositor Staff - June 18, 2025 0

Thanks for years of fascinating columns To the Expositor: Please pass on to Petra Wall my thanks for years of fascinating columns. Always a must-read. One...

Challenges of living with fetal alcohol syndrome made worse

Letters to the Editor Expositor Staff - June 18, 2025 0

A stolen cellphone leads to cancelled teeth replacement and eye exam To the Expositor: Born with fetal alcohol syndrome in 1937. And I have had many problems...